At a time when the situation in Shuzhong is about to change, the situation in the Western Regions is also turbulent. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the beginning of September in the first year of Taining, Fu Hong and dozens of subordinates and subordinate officials, together with 6,000 cavalry, were stationed in the two cities of Loulan and Haitou, and then the news about the reconstruction of the Yan Kingdom and the Changshi Mansion of the Western Regions spread all over the Western Regions.

The powerful countries in the Western Regions led by Qiuzi and Cheshi Houguo were full of vigilance about Yan's involvement in the Western Regions, after all, before this, the powerful countries relied on the Silk Road to make a lot of money, and once Yan moved westward, it would inevitably affect the interests of all countries.

However, the major powers knew that the Central Plains Dynasty was strong and powerful, and it was by no means invincible to the countries of the Western Regions.

Finally, after urgent consultations, the powerful countries decided to use the former country of Cheshi as a bait to test the Yan country.

The former and later countries of the Cheshi were originally from the same source, and they were originally named Gushi. During the period of Emperor Xuan, the Han and Xiongnu fiercely competed for the Western Regions, and only then did the historical differentiation of the front and rear of the Che Division appear, and from the New Dynasty to the early Eastern Han Dynasty, it evolved into a situation in which the alliance of the six Che Divisions with the rear of the Che Division as the alliance and the front of the Che Division rose together.

Later, the Eastern Han Dynasty opened the Western Regions and controlled the front part of the division, and the rear part was subordinate to the Northern Xiongnu.

Among them, the rear of the division has annexed several small countries at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and its strength is getting stronger and stronger, and it is now one of the powerful countries in the Western Regions that dominates the eastern end of the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains and ranks with Wusun.

The former country of the Cheshi is threatened and exploited by Yanqi and the Houguo of the Cheshi, and its strength is getting smaller and smaller, so it can only shrink around Gaochang to survive. In the face of the persecution of the powerful countries uniting together, the former king of the Cheshi had no way to resist, so he could only agree to provoke the Yan army.

Seeing off the messenger, the former king of the chariot returned to the palace worriedly, but saw the queen greeted him with all kinds of grace. The queen of the former country of the car division is not simple, not only beautiful as a flower, but also resourceful, which can be called the virtuous internal help of the former king of the car division.

"What's the matter, my lord? Such an ugly face? ”

"Alas, don't mention it, just now Qiuzi, Yanqi and other powerful countries jointly sent envoys, asking this king to send troops to attack Loulan City."

"What?! This...... Isn't this going to push my former country into the fire pit? The queen's face was full of disbelief.

"Who's to say it isn't? Can...... But in the face of the joint persecution of powerful countries such as Yanqi and Qiuzi, what can the widows do? This time, in order to support the attack on Loulan by the former country of our Cheshi, Qiuzi, Yanqi and other countries also raised some grain and grass. ”

The former king of the chariot division was full of bitterness, this is the sadness of being a small country, and there is no dignity at all in front of a big country. He said that he was the master of a kingdom at best, but in the eyes of the kings of other powerful countries, what was the difference between him and a slave?

Hearing this, the corners of the queen's mouth showed a hint of mockery, and she said bluntly: "Hmph! The kings of Qiuzi and Yanqi are used to being overlords, and they don't want to think about it, even the powerful Xianbei people and Rouran people have been deflated under the Yan army, but now they want a small country in the Western Regions to deal with the powerful Yan army, what is the difference between this and sending them to death? ! ”

"The concubine heard that as soon as the long history of the Yan Kingdom entered the Western Regions, he ordered someone to rebuild the two cities of Loulan and Haitou as the garrison of the Long History Mansion of the Western Regions, and now there are 3,000 troops stationed in the Yan army in the two cities."

"That's a full army of three thousand, and the total number of troops in the entire former country of the Che Division is only more than 1,000 people, where is the strength to provoke the Yan army?"

When the former king of the chariot master heard this, he suddenly sat on the wax, and said at a loss: "In the queen's opinion, where should the widow go?" ”

"King, since Qiuzi and other countries are uneasy and kind, then don't blame me for not being merciful in the former country! The countries of the Western Regions originally had a tradition of submitting to the Central Plains, so the concubines asked the king to immediately request the Yan State to attach it. ”

"Included?" The former king of the chariot exclaimed, he did not expect the queen to make such a suggestion.

"That's right, it's included! The concubines heard that the Yan Kingdom was strong, and once the former country of the Cheshi was voted into the name of the Yan Kingdom, it was equivalent to having the Yan Kingdom as the backing, and the concubines would dare to call the king in the future. ”

The former king of the chariot division was in a light of eyes, and he was immediately excited, the king of a small country like him did not resist the internal powerhouse in his heart.

Soon, the news of the intention of the former country of the Cheshi was learned by the new Western Regions Governor's Office, and Fu Hong was very happy about it. Since crossing 300 miles of quicksand and entering Loulan in September this year, the countries of the Western Regions have not taken his long history seriously at all, not only have the powerful countries never sent people to visit Loulan, but they have also turned a blind eye to the goodwill released by the Changshi Mansion.

Seeing that more than a month passed quickly, except for the Changshi Mansion gaining a firm foothold in Loulan City and Haitou City, there was almost no progress in diplomatic relations. In the face of the situation that diplomatic relations have been delayed for a long time, the hair of Changshi Fuhong and the chief bookkeeper Li Baichou is almost white.

Just when the Changshi Mansion was at a loss, the news of the request of the former country of the Che Shi completely excited everyone, and Changshi Fuhong immediately convened his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.

"Master Li, you can first introduce to you the situation in the former country of the Cheshi."

"No!" Li Bai got up and arched his hand, and said eloquently: "There are about 1,000 households in front of the Cheshi in front of the Cheshi, with a total of less than 5,000 people, including more than 1,500 strong men. ”

"However, although the former country of Cheshi is a small country, it is the fortress of the entire Western Regions, and it is also the key to my Yan Kingdom's defense of the eastern gateway of the Western Regions. You don't know that the former king of the Cheshi is Gaochang, which was originally the residence of the former Wuji Captain, and the central and northern roads of the Silk Road must pass through Gaochang and enter the Great Jin. ”

"Through Gaochang City to the southeast can lead to Dunhuang; To the south, it can lead to Loulan and Shanshan; To the west, it leads to Yanqi; To the northwest, it can lead to Wusun and Cheshihouguo; To the northeast, it can lead to Mobei Rouran, which is an important transit country for trade and exchanges between the Western Regions and other countries. The location was extremely important in the entire Western Regions, so he thought it was very important for the Yan Kingdom to take the former kingdom of Cheshi as soon as possible. ”

Fu Hong smiled and bowed slightly: "Well, it makes sense, I don't know why the master book can know why the former king of the car division is suddenly attached?" ”

"According to the next guess, it must be that the former king of the Cheshi could not bear to be exploited by various powers, so he had to choose to attach Yan Guo. In fact, from Emperor Wu to the Western Regions, especially after the operation of Dingyuan Hou Banchao and his son, most of the countries in the Western Regions admired the Central Plains Celestial Empire. It was only because the previous dynasty and the Great Jin Dynasty were weak and unable to control the Western Regions that they gave the countries a chance to rise. ”

"However, the rise of the major powers in the Western Regions comes at the cost of squeezing the interests of other small countries, and small countries like Cheshi Qianguo are the targets of bullying in the Western Regions, not only have to pay taxes to the powerful countries every year, but sometimes have to bear other responsibilities."

Fu Hong said thoughtfully: "Hiss! If this is the case, the Changshi Mansion can completely put aside other powerful countries for the time being in the future, and first try to win over weak and small countries, and maybe it will be able to open up the situation as soon as possible. ”

"Long history is wise!" All the subordinate officials praised in unison.

"Alright, don't be a sycophant. I will pass on the order: the chief bookkeeper Li Bai will go to the former country of the Cheshi to discuss the annexation, and another 1,000 cavalry troops will accompany him to protect the security. ”

"No! Subordinates receive orders. ”

Soon, the news of the annexation of the Yan Kingdom in front of the Cheshi spread all over the Western Regions, and the major powers were dumbfounded when they heard it, they did not expect such a dramatic situation. The major powers have not yet reached a consensus on how to deal with the betrayal of the former country of Cheshi, some say that they should immediately form a coalition to conquer, and some say that they should not act rashly.

In short, in any case, the former domestic attachment of the Cheshi completely stirred up the situation in the entire Western Regions.

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Entering the second half of the first year of Taining, the situation in the world once again developed in a direction favorable to the Yan State, first the Pingshu Campaign entered a critical moment, and the three-way army marched hand in hand, implementing strategic encirclement of Chengdu from the north, east and south.

After Li Yue made the decision to surrender, the Middle Route Army, which had been making slow progress, suddenly descended from the Sword Pavilion to take Fucheng like a wild horse, opening the door to Chengdu from the north.

Knowing that Li Yue raised his hand and surrendered, Li Xiong, the lord of the Cheng Han Dynasty, was so angry that he scolded, and at the same time regretted that he had sent Li Yue to guard Zitong County.

But now it is too late for him to regret it, in the face of the disaster of Cheng Han's annihilation, Li Xiong can no longer sit still, and has to urgently transfer troops and horses from all over the country to defend Chengdu. It's just that in the two months since the start of the war, the defenders of Chenghan have suffered heavy losses, where are the soldiers and horses to adjust?

In desperation, Li Xiong had to consider the issue of surrender, and he quickly sent Prime Minister Fan Ben as an envoy to Fucheng to meet Xie Ai to discuss surrender. It's just that when the overall situation has been decided, will Yan Guo still accept Li Xiong's surrender? (To be continued.) )